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Prague buying 20 Solaris bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses

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A consortium comprising Solaris Bus & Coach, Solaris Czech and Škoda Electric has submitted a winning bid in a tender for the delivery of 20 bi-articulated Trollino 24 electric trolleybuses, held by the Prague public transport operator Dopravní podnik. The company added these zero-emission vehicles to its offering back in 2001.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan.

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NHTSA awards Virginia Tech Transportation Institute $1M for V2V framework project

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The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. NHTSA announced its intention to pursue a mandate of this technology in light vehicles in an effort to improve highway safety, prevent crashes, and help alleviate congestion, among other potential benefits. We see this as a hugely progressive move.

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18 more Solaris trolleybuses going to Italian cities; 45 kWh battery packs

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The first recipient will be transport firm SETA Modena. The vehicle will also encompass a passenger information system with external and internal direction displays and voice announcement loudspeakers and energy-saving lighting in LED technology. Solaris Bus & Coach added trolleybuses to its offer back in 2001.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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Light-duty VMT is beginning to decouple from traditional drivers. The most recent of these In Focus articles explores the impact of demographics and behavior on light-duty vehicle (LDV) energy demand. LDVs accounted for 61% of all transportation energy consumption in the United States in 2012—8.4 Source: EIA.

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EPA: US greenhouse gases up 2% in 2013; increased coal consumption, cool winter

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The transportation sector was the second largest sector source, at 27%. Transportation emissions increased as a result of a small increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and fuel use across on-road transportation modes. Transportation sector GHG emissions 1990-2013. Transportation End-Use Sector. Source: EPA.

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UMTRI study concludes number of LDVs in the US likely has not yet peaked

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As a result, Sivak concludes, it is likely that the declines in these rates prior to 2008 reflect other societal changes that influence the need for vehicles (such as, increases in telecommuting and in the use of public transportation). The focus of this research was on light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans).

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